I was 7 years old when Hank passed away. I have been listening to him almost all my life and had never heard this gem performing for the troops overseas. This raises him in my view as a Vet myself (Navy) and a "taste" of home is always welcome.And a live performance is always a more neuanced to the time and audience. Thanks bunches. Now this 78 year old needs to get a copy of this one!!!!!

My guess is they called him The Lovesick Blues boy because The Lovesick Blues was one of his better known songs.

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

One I haven't heard yet. - Keith

@beestonsteve

8 ай бұрын

It's a great song, hopefully you'll get to it one day!

@garygoodman4342

8 ай бұрын

The Lovesick Blues is the song that made Hank Williams a household name. He received 6 encores when he performed it at the Grand Ol Opry in his Opry debut. It also earned him an invitation to join the Opry.

@cathycarroll6517

2 ай бұрын

Please react to Lovesick Blues by Hank Williams. You will not be disappointed!

Hank made songs with deep social meaning but the record company wouldn't release them. They said they wouldn't sell. He finally pressured the record company into releasing it under the name Luke the Drifter.

I consider moving on over by Hank Williams Senior one of the very first #Rock&Roll songs that was ever written and sang by the goat himself Hank Sr.

I grew up listening to Hank Sr and love all his songs and I have to admit that during my drinking days Yukon Jack was my drink of choice

Hank Sr learned to play and sing as a child from an black street guitar player in Alabama named Rufus Payne who people called Tee Tot. Hank Jr did a tribute song to Tee Tot in the early 2000's in a song simply called The Tee Tot song.

@AuntCoke

8 ай бұрын

I adore the Tee Tot Song. It's so good.

Hank died January 1, 1953. Effectively, his music career peaked before there was "Rock and Roll", which came along in the mid '50s.

Y’all have to check out more of Hank Sr. Lost Highway is my personal favorite by him. Keep in mind Hank died when he was 30 years old so all of the hits he made was created in a very short time period

He was a legend his music will always be loved

As always enjoyed it gentleman. Hank senior was at the root of all things born out of the bayou blues. And so was junior.

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

Makes me ponder an academic exercise of comparing and contrasting bayou blues v. delta blues. - Keith

Yukon Jack is going to for sure taste sweet and syrupy. It is after all canadian blended whiskey and honey. I was a bourbon and Tennessee whiskey guy but I did on occasion enjoy a bit of YJ on ice. The Canadian version of it is 80 proof by the way. Not sure why. As to the song, Hank Jr. always talks about his and his dads music being blues or at least bluesy. A lot of the country old timers were influenced by blues men. The introduction they gave Hank on this recording was due to his song Lovesick Blues. A lot of the music back in the day was blues influenced to the point of including it in the song titles. jimmy Rodgers T.B. Blues is just one of many that he wrote that included blues in the title. Had to include a P.S. guys. Leaving you a link for a song by Waylon and Hank Jr. called The Conversation. It's the boys talkin' about Hank Sr. Oh and the dark haired waitress in the video is Jessi Colter who wrote a song called Storms Never Last which she and Waylon recorded. After their recording, a million others recorded it as well. She was also Waylon;s wife. Enjoy!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/laeDsLlmqrqsodY.html

Hank Sr would be my parents era. Yukon Jack, honey and lemon or lime will cure any congestion.

Hank learned guitar as a kid from an old black man who played blues, and it shows in his music and writing.

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" -- some of the best loneliness imagery written by the Hillbilly Shakespeare: Hank Williams Senior.

My Dad used to sing and whistle constantly, especially while he worked. This was one of the favorites of us kids because he would do the little shove it on over booty move with it. Great song choice and great reaction.

Great reaction. I am curious to see how this reaction goes, but I think some songs deserve a separate reaction for different versions. Another song that comes to mind is Hank Williams version of "Kawlija" (He wrote it.) and Charlie Prides version much later on.

Love this by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. I have always loved Hank Williams Sr.

Hank Williams Jr. - Blues Man

I've only listened to Hank Sr.'s version, despite being 32. And maybe Hank Jr. I think he sang a version of it with Waylon Jennings on a talk show. But instead of "move it on over" he was singing "mind yout own business".

Great reaction as always. We need more videos. No pressure, I just really enjoy your content. 🤠🎵🎤

the prototype for rock and roll.

The only time I've had Yukon Jack is in a drink a local bar in my area makes. It's called the Lumberjack and it tastes like pancakes & syrup. Based on your comments, I guess I now know why. Hank has a famous song called The Love Sick Blues.

I subscribed after seeing hearing you react to Hank brought back memories I’m 59 woman and this is the music I grew up on and love rip mom

While I was an instructor in the 70’s at the Northern Warfare Training Center - Fort Greeley Alaska, Yukon Jack had a special place for us. During summer training on Gulkana Glacier as we were about to get picked up, we’d go under the lower end of the glacier to chip out ice crystals and fill rubber bags. The large crystals started as a single snowflake and through a process grew into ice-cube up to fist size. Upon arrival back on Post we’d hit the club where everyone would drink YJ on the rocks - the glacier ice. Just one of those things that was so unique that it became a tradition of those times shared with a great group of guys. We usually code-worded it as “cough syrup”. Us old, long-retired SGM’s like to have unique remembrances of the good times!

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

The ice cube thing is super cool. I guess various places have started transporting and selling those. - Keith

Great take on the song! Back in the early 90’s, my buddy had a terrible head and chest cold. He invited a couple of us over while he “medicated “. We got there and he was drinking Yukon Jack, chasing it with beer and watching “The Outlaw Josey Wales” movie. My only experience with Yukon Jack.

Marty Robbins, Pasty Cline, Ernest Tubb and Red Sovine, Jimmy Rogers and old Lefty was my friend. It's so lonesome here tonight but some day I'll see the light when ghost of Hank Williams sings Your Cheating Heart again.

Lovesick Blues is the name of a Hank Williams song.

Hank was great

😂😂😂, love the jokes and conversation. Once again fire reaction.

That is a great song. Just makes you bop around, lifts your spirits. You can't be down in the dumps while listening! You two are a hoot! Thanks guys!

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

At its core, it is a comedy, right? - Keith

Great reaction guys. You hit home, in so many ways, with this one. My dad is a huge Hank Williams fan. His music was the first non church music I ever heard. My parents would play his records around the house when I was a kid. Along with an old Jimmy Rodgers' record. That was a 78. As for Yukon Jack, that used to be our shot. Back when I was on a bowling league. If we weren't bowling very well, someone would say "Time for a team meeting". Then they would go buy a round of Yukon shots for the whole team. Of course sometimes we had " team meetings " when we were bowling well too. Lol! I believe Yukon Jack is a liqueur. Not 100% sure though. Thanks for bringing back memories of my miss spend youth. Keep up the good work.

@Rocker1983

8 ай бұрын

I am not the briber by the way. Thanks to whoever it was. Very fun idea.

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, we still don't know who sent it. - Keith

Oh how fun, thank you for doing this one, love me some Hank Sr.

Hank Sr. Is the Best!

When I was in college awhile ago we used to drink yukon jack in hot tea

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

You know, that makes a lot of sense. I bet it's really good. - Keith

BACK IN HANKS DAY HE WAS LIKE ELVIS BEFORE ELVIS. LOOK AT BOTH OF THEIR FUNERALS HANK AND ELVIS HOLDS THE RECORD

this is the song bill haley any the comets got the medley for rock around the clock

Great reaction. Too bad that a lot of folks don’t even know Hank Sr. or won’t give themselves a chance to know him.

You all need to listen to George Thorogood's version of this, it will blow your mind.

What we think of country today didn't exist in 47. it was a starting to be a mix of Appalachian bluegrass/Memphis blues/ Texas western swing, add in the grandparents of Rock-n-roll on the same buses and tours.

It’s got honey in it

You young fellas are a hoot! 🍕

I've said it before, but I'll say it again, this channel is turning me into a Blues fan! I guess it makes sense, I got into Country music because I loved western music (or as I grew up calling it Cowboy music.) Looking back a lot of the songs I loved had a ton of blues influence, or were downright blues songs! I just didn't know what the Blues were! I thought The Blues and Jazz were the same thing and I'm not a huge Jazz fan. Its fascinating how many genres of music are heavily influenced by The Blues!

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

Blues is the root of so much western music. I think largely because it so heavily uses a minor (get the pun?) variation of the minor pentatonic scale, which is generally easy to play and sounds appealing. I mean, the modal jazz stuff using all manner of oddball scales can be pretty impressive technical music, but it gives me a damned headache. - Keith

Check out, Waylon Jennings, Drinking and dreaming.

@beckywiegers3315

8 ай бұрын

That song was my life for a few too many years. Damn.

@RockOutlaw_00

8 ай бұрын

It's a great song, definitely ​@@beckywiegers3315

Keith, Luke the Drifter would not ruin the channel, and I feel one of his best work.

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, Dustin's reference to "ruining" the channel is meaning, if we go listen to it, then either by bribe or vote, that song comes up, our reaction to it will not be a true "first time" reaction. And we definitely prefer to put songs on the channel we've never heard. - Keith

Keith, you often talk about citrus favor so there you go. Dustin is 100% correct, put it in the freezer, screw the ice. I used to carry a half pint bottle in my back pocket when I worked outside in very cold weather. I considered it anti-freeze. It was from Canada 40 years ago. It's a Liqueur I could taste orange and lemon and though it was a strong girls drink then. The other two bottles are variations i didn't know about in the nineteen eighties. Original was hard enough to find. On the OG music part, "Move it on Over" was Hank's first number one hit. That was in 1947! I believe Bill Haley and His Comments covered it soon after. I feel the same as Keith does about George. Hank is in the Rock "N" Roll Hall of Fame because of this song and several others he wrote or didn't write. Hank recorded near 200 songs before he died at 29 New Years Day 1953. His last B-Day on Sept 17th he would have been 100 years old. A lot of lyrics in so few years. He left hundreds more not completed by himself. Dylan. and many other completed a lot of them. Kristofferson just said, "If You Don’t Like Hank Williams" you can kiss my Ass". It's not a Sad one by Kris, hope you like it Dustin & Keith. The blues came from Tee Tot as in tea toller. His name was Rufus 'Tee Tot' Payne, a blues singer songwriter and musician. He was the person Hank paid as a teen to teach him how to sing play & write the blues. Hank Jr wrote a song about him guys, look it up, also try "The Conversation", by Hank Jr & Waylon Jennings, it'll explain the Family Tradition somewhat. Think about why Kris Kristofferson & Bob Dylan chose to Study Hanks way of crafting a song & singing it. My Dad looked and sang like Hank too! Enough for now. The Aimless One Enjoy the Anti-Freeze Guys!

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

Did you send those? It's resulted in a really fun experience for us! - Keith

@davidjennings1771

8 ай бұрын

Yes, I did Keith. Keep the USO in mind with the Germany thing. You'll find Hank singing a longer and better version on You-Tube. It has an ad that sells biscuits or something! We call Hank white soul. I'd never heard your version before yesterday. The blues licks must have been the USO backing band. It was good! Not normal Hank, sorry. Release Bill Haley next if possible. It's a chronological thing. You were drinking anti=freeze in my opinion when Dustin busted your balls. It will keep you warm if you moderate. The Larceny Bourbon is my gift to you guys for humoring me. Thank you both!!@@BourbonCountryReacts Check Dustin's expression to his first taste of Yukon Jack. You were listening to Hank and missed it. Think of it as a GI's respect and having the back of the American Leather Neck Music man. Aimless as Always

@davidjennings1771

8 ай бұрын

Yes Keith, just read the reply requested my friend! The Amelas One@@BourbonCountryReacts

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HOW DO I SEND A BRIBE??

G'day boys, Watching you trying to work out what the h-e-double-hockeysticks that stuff is was funny as...🤣 The description kinda reminds me of the main character of another song about someone as he,,, 🎶"metamorphosise from Barney Jekyll into Bubba Hyde"🎶...😆🤣 🙃🐨🇦🇺

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

It was quite different from anything we'd had to date. - Keith

@grandy2875

8 ай бұрын

​@@BourbonCountryReactswow, that's gotta be the quickest reply to a comment I've ever had... just hit the fart sack and the phone started yellin' at me,,, I'm thinking, at half 11 in the pm, someone's either in the slot or on a gerney,,, great, now I gotta go down untuck and fire up Livvie ... but it was just your charming self... 😏 I did a rough calc and worked out you'd probably be at the carwash coz it's now Monday morning there...🙂

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

Minutes from reporting in at the carwash, yeah. And no emergency. Just me. - Keith

The first rock & roll song. Compare it to Bill Haileys later works which are currently considered to be the 1st rock & roll.

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

Stay tuned. - Keith

I know the George thorogood version which is pretty kick ass

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

Stay tuned. - Keith

6:00 I don't even think the term "country" was used yet. Probably still ”hill billy music." And I don't think Nashville was very fond of being called that. And I think "Lovesick Blues" was one of his songs.

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

No matter the origin of the nickname used, the guitar was heavily blues-laden. *Almost* reminiscent of Robert Johnson type stuff. Almost. - Keith

@tonfa2

8 ай бұрын

The term "Country and western music" came around in 1949, so just a couple of years after this recording. Blues and country always danced together, but Hank was actually trained by a Blues guitarist named Rufus Payne.

Unfortunately I can't afford a bribe but you should do Ashley mcbryde and pillbox patty brenda put your bra on

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

We have a LOT of requests for "Brenda Put your Bra on." Hopefully, if we can get through all the bribes, we can get to some of those non-bribe requests. We've intentionally NOT been publishing the way to send us bribes, so we can get through them, and get back to some requests. - Keith

Lovesick Blues is one of Hank's songs. has nothing to do with the genre.

@BourbonCountryReacts

8 ай бұрын

Except that the scale and style of his guitar playing was pure blues. - Keith

Rock around the clock was a total rip off of this song

Hank wrote this song